Dragonfly Capital Partner Tom Schmidt discusses the “red flags” VCs may have missed following FTX’s collapse and how it is likely to influence funding moving forward. Source
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South Korean prosecutors call on Terra co-founder Shin Hyun-seong to cooperate: Report
Authorities in South Korea have reportedly requested Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong, also known as Daniel Shin, to appear as part of an investigation into the collapse of the firm. According to a Nov. 14 report from Hankyoreh, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office’s Joint Financial and Securities Crime Investigation Team announced that Shin should appear before prosecutors sometime this week. Authorities reportedly alleged that the Terra co-founder held many LUNA tokens — since rebranded Lun Classic (LUNC) — without the knowledge of retail investors and earned roughly 140 billion won…
White House, US Senators Call for Proper Crypto Oversight – Regulation Bitcoin News
The White House and members of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee have called for proper cryptocurrency regulation following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. “Without proper oversight of cryptocurrencies, they risk harming everyday Americans, and this is something that clearly we monitor and we see as an important issue,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. White House on Crypto Regulation Following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the White House and several U.S. lawmakers have called for stricter crypto regulation. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a…
Wake up call? Bitcoin wallets move 3,500 BTC dormant since 2011
Amid the ongoing market turbulence for Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, some big investors are waking up to move their BTC holdings that were untouched for about a decade. According to on-chain data, seven dormant Bitcoin wallets awakened on Nov. 11 to move a total of 3,500 BTC ($60,6 million) to new addresses. A transaction fee for one of these 500 BTC transactions ($8.7 million) amounted to just 0.00011383 BTC, or $2.00. Blockchain researcher and developer Kirill Kretov flagged the transactions in a LinkedIn post, noting that the new addresses…
Crypto Exchange Bybit Does Not Plan to Sanction Russian Users Despite MAS Call, Report – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has no intention to introduce restrictions for Russian traders, despite a recent reminder by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) about the obligations of crypto providers in that respect. According to a crypto media report, the platform shared its position in correspondence with partners. Bybit Reportedly Vows to ‘Not Discriminate Against Crypto Users Based on Location and Passport’ Singapore-based crypto exchange Bybit will not restrict users from the Russian Federation, despite the city-state’s central bank reiterating this week that licensed coin trading platforms must comply with sanctions…
DeFi Pioneer Echoes SBF in Call for Tighter Crypto Regulations
Respected former decentralized finance (DeFi) project founder and developer Andre Cronje has resurfaced after a lengthy hiatus to call for tighter regulations on the crypto sector amid the implosion of multiple firms this year. The comments echo similar sentiments to that of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), who also called for more stringent digital asset industry standards last week, including greater consumer protections, transparency, and disclosures. SBF was met with strong community pushback however, with many people accusing the CEO of trying to monopolize or censor the DeFi space, among other…
SEC, Ripple Call for Immediate Ruling in Suit Over Whether XRP Sales Violated Securities Laws
“Even if the SEC were to engage in a belated, post-discovery transaction-by-transaction analysis to identify XRP offers and sales with contracts, its claim would still fail as a matter of law. Not one of those contracts granted post-sale rights to recipients as against Ripple or imposed post-sale obligations on Ripple to act for the benefit of those recipients,” the filing said. Source
US lawmakers call on Mark Zuckerberg to address ‘breeding ground’ for crypto scams: Report
A group of Democrats from the United States Senate has reportedly asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to provide details on the social media giant’s policies addressing cryptocurrency fraud. According to a Friday report from the Washington Post, Senators Robert Menendez, Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth Warren, Dianne Feinstein, Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker called on Zuckerberg for the actions the company may take to detect crypto scams, to coordinate with law enforcement and to assist victims of fraud. Meta currently controls Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. “Based on recent reports of scams…
Celsius, Creditors Agree to Independent Government Probe, Call for Narrowed Scope
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors joined other Celsius borrowers in opposing the U.S. Trustee’s motion to appoint an independent examiner, though they did not oppose the appointment of any third party investigator to dig into the embattled crypto lender’s financials. Source
Celsius Crypto Borrowers Call for Bankruptcy Trustee, Oppose US DOJ Move to Appoint Examiner
The regulator went so far as to imply that Celsius operated like a Ponzi scheme, saying the company’s admission that it did not generate enough revenue to support its yield product “shows a high level of financial mismanagement and also suggests that, at least at some points in time, yields to existing investors were probably being paid with the assets of new investors.” Source